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'''Digby''' was a relative of [[Madge Arwell]] and her children, [[Cyril Arwell|Cyril]] and [[Lily Arwell]].
'''Digby''' was a relative of [[Madge Arwell]] and her children, [[Cyril Arwell|Cyril]] and [[Lily Arwell]]. He was much wealthier than the Arwells, and possessed a large country estate by at least [[1941]]. Digby, however, had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in [[Battersea]]". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'')  
 
==Behind the scenes==
He was much wealthier than the Arewells, and possessed a large country estate by at least [[1941]].
This character's name is an obvious allusion to Professor [[wikipedia:Digory Kirke|Digory Kirke]], who owns the estate which houses the wardrobe in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.
 
Digby, however, had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in [[Battersea]]". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'')  
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Revision as of 23:03, 30 December 2011

Digby was a relative of Madge Arwell and her children, Cyril and Lily Arwell. He was much wealthier than the Arwells, and possessed a large country estate by at least 1941. Digby, however, had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in Battersea". (DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)

Behind the scenes

This character's name is an obvious allusion to Professor Digory Kirke, who owns the estate which houses the wardrobe in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.